Schizophrenia (and related disorders)

Life Insurance with Schizophrenia

Insurers in general do not all have a reputation for declining life insurance and other covers to those with Schizoprenia.

It is possible to find cover for many who have suffered mental health issues in the past and sometimes for those who are still being treated.

Cover availability may be affected if Schizoprenia is not your only medical condition.

Every individual is affected differently by Schizoprenia and often at different times in life, so any attempt to give general guidance about the availability of Life Insurance is difficult while at the same time providing guidance that is relevant, useful and accurate for everyone.

At the risk of such over-generalisation, if your condition has been stable for 6 months or more whether through medication which you are taking and/or other professional support, cover may be available (even in cases where there has been a previous suicide attempt).

If you have not yet approached mainstream insurers for Life Cover, in most cases where your issues were some way in the past, this is a good first step as cover may be available.

If however you have been declined for cover or only offered cover if past mental health issues including suicide is excluded, it may be that Pulse Insurance can help.

We are not always able to find cover, but we like to think if cover is available, we will find it.

Your Schizophrenia

We find that each person is best treated as an individual and so providing any generic guidance even for a specific condition is difficult. As such, the details provided here are usually broadly relevant and helpful.

Our Enquiry questions should allow you to adequately tell us enough about your condition and your Life Insurance requirements.

Please add any details you feel are relevant and inform us of any additional medical conditions you may have.

If your Mental Health issue is not explicitly or solely Schizophrenia, this does NOT mean we cannot help.

There are some situations where finding cover can be extremely difficult finding cover.

At Pulse Insurance, we believe if cover is available, we will be able to find it for you.

Life Insurance with Schizophrenia

Your specific situation should be assessed fairly by every life underwriter and where there is increased risk, premiums may be increased and in a some instances the life cover sought may not always be available.

If you have been declined by some insurers already, our underwriters will want to fully understand your past and present health in detail before they will issue a policy.

The underwriters' assessment will be based on medical reports and focus on: -

Nature and onset / event or trigger for the condition

Severity of condition

Medication & psychotherapy and counselling

Stability and control including taking prescribed medication

Number and timing of any suicide attempts

If you have had recent suicide attempts or suicidal thoughts, this can make finding cover difficult or comparatively high cost where available. Conversely, where incidences took place some time ago, this will be considered relative to any predispositions or triggers you may have.

There is a wide variety and depth of complexity to be appreciated and that drive the cost and availability of Life Insurance for Mental Health Disorders.

NB If you are still being treated as an in-patient in a hospital or is being detained under the mental health act then unfortunately we are not going to be able to find cover.

If you need a specialist underwriter

Pulse specialise in taking Mental Health Disorders and any other specific conditions and needs into account and finding you Life Insurance cover, if it is available.

We use our knowledge and experience to find a solution when other Life Insurers have declined to quote.

Why Pulse Insurance?

Pulse Insurance have been focused on finding unusual cover since 1998

We strive to offer a caring and sensitive service

We are knowledgeable insurance professionals who work as a team

We provide a personal service to guide you through

If we cannot help, it will not be for the want of trying or know-how

While finding cover for everyone is not always possible and the premium will be higher to reflect increased risk, we like to think we are good at helping people find the cover they need.

In many of Mental Health Disorders cases we can offer indicative premiums and/or sense of if cover may be available or not early on; so, you can decide to proceed or not. Sometimes however, we may need to await receipt of detailed Medical Report(s), the underwriters will arrange and pay for these if you take out cover.

Being Transparent

It is always important to declare your Mental Health Disorders and any other medical conditions completely.

Your Health & Beyond

As you have a medical condition, it is possible that underwriters will need to seek a Doctor’s report or for you to undergo medical examinations, blood tests or other tests that will confirm your health to allow them to quote an accurate premium and confirm cover details. The costs involved in obtaining the medical information are usually paid by the underwriter, but if not, you will be informed before they are requested.

Need help? Call us on:01280 841430

Get covered?

Our initial enquiry form captures the basic details of the cover you require.

You can complete this online or offline.

If the reason you are approaching Pulse relates to any medical condition(s), occupation or hazardous leisure pursuits/sports, you may wish to review the details for those first and so we can include questions about these our underwriters will need to ask.

If you prefer to begin your enquiry by solely completing our initial form, please do so and we will be in touch to discuss anything else we will need.